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Gig Guide: Mpho.Wav reworks Bongi Dube's Go Around, Linda Sikhakhane to perform at Jozi Gold Brewing Company and Gospel Music Spotlight returns

Mpho.Wav is set to release his Afro House remix of Bongi Dube’s classic “Go Around” on July 24. Jazz saxophonist Linda Sikhakhane will perform at Jozi Gold Brewing Company on…

Francois van Coke on fatherhood, Fokofpolisiekar and finding new space

Francois van Coke, frontman of Fokofpolisiekar and a successful solo artist, reflects on how fatherhood has reshaped his songwriting, his Sama-nominated album 'Die Ruimte', and…

Peach van Pletzen is balancing the joy and the dread

South African music maestro Peach van Pletzen discusses his group Van Pletzen's new album 'Benaaihilism', a maximalist electronic dance music anthem. He shares insights into his…

Gig Guide: Amahubo Ka Gogo by Brenda Mtambo, Jozi Gold Brewing Company welcomes Sydney Mavundla and King Monado teams up with Kaycherlow NLL on LAEF

Jozi Gold Brewing Co welcomes Sydney Mavundla South Africa’s jazz heritage continues to thrive at Jozi Gold Brewing Company, where the former home of the legendary The Orbit has…

After 13 years, Skyjack is still surprising itself

The title arrived after the music. Shane Cooper had already written the composition when he stumbled across a line in a poem by the 13th-century Persian poet Rumi. The poem was…

Comedy-drama: The film, featuring S’thandiwe Kgoroge, is inspired by the Drum Magazine agony aunt column. Photo: Supplied

Gig Guide: Drum’s Dear Sis Dolly to open at Ster-Kinekor and Nu Metro cinemas, Somi releases What Does It Take to Bloom and Rorisang Sechele drops Mama

Get ready for a dose of local entertainment! 'Dear Sis Dolly' brings heart and humour to South African cinemas, while jazz vocalists Rorisang Sechele and Somi release their…

Nduduzo Makhathini brings new album to Cape Town this Friday

South African pianist and composer Nduduzo Makhathini will perform music from his new album, The Myth We Choose, in Cape Town this Friday ahead of its release on Blue Note…

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Abdullah Ibrahim, jazz icon, dies at 91

South Africa has lost a musical giant. Pianist and composer Abdullah Ibrahim, the towering figure of Cape Jazz and one of the most influential voices in international jazz, has…

Partnership: Pharrell and the champagne house bring the world’s first champagne designed to be served over ice. Photo: Supplied

Gig Guide: Moët & Chandon Ice Impérial by Pharrell Williams launched in SA, Louise Carver releases My Love and Laj Beats tackles men's struggles with new single Sebenza

Discover the latest in South African arts and culture, featuring the launch of Moët & Chandon Ice Impérial by Pharrell Williams, Laj Beats' new single 'Sebenza' tackling men's…

Long-time coming: More than a decade into both their careers, Tellaman and Nasty C are releasing a joint album. Photos: Supplied

Nasty C and Tellaman have terms and conditions

On fame, friendship and a long-overdue joint album, Nasty C and Tellaman are exactly where they want to be

South African rapper, producer and musical artist, Sam Turpin

Sam Turpin’s notes on grief

The legacy of photographer Gisèle Wulfsohn echoes through her son’s music as Sam Turpin confronts sorrow through art

There will not be another Maria McCloy

Those who loved her remember a woman who gave everything — to her art, to her city, and to every person lucky enough to have her in their corner

Becoming: Bongeziwe Mabandla’s Ndingubani has been gestating for years, waiting for the courage to come into being. Photo: Christopher Saunders

Bongeziwe Mabandla is ready to be fully present

With a new album on the horizon and sold-out shows across the globe, Bongeziwe Mabandla is stepping into the artist he was always becoming

Poet-activist: Vusi Mahlasela came of age in a community defined by oppression and extraordinary creative resilience. Photo: Gallo Record Company

Vusi Mahlasela has never stopped singing for change

South Africa’s most beloved troubadour on new music, staying rooted in Mamelodi and why peace is worth singing about

Maria McCloy died of heart failure in Johannesburg on Tuesday.

Cultural pioneer Maria McCloy dies at 50

Maria McCloy helped define post-apartheid urban culture through fashion, media, music and an uncompromising commitment to South Africa’s creative spirit

Intentional: Billy Monama quotes Nelson Mandela on the power of
music to elevate and liberate, to unite people in a shared voice.

Billy Monama is staging a revival of memory

The Rebirth of Ubuntu returns with a focus on legacy, as Billy Monama pushes for music that remembers, questions and resonates beyond the stage

Set for the stage: Ndumiso Manana is preparing for the first leg of a nationwide tour that begins in Johannesburg before moving to East London, Makhanda for the National Arts Festival, Durban, Cape Town and Pretoria.  Photo: Supplied

Manana and the art of trusting the process

Fresh off his Standard Bank Young Artist win, Manana reflects on growth, collaboration and creating space for alternative sound in South Africa

Spirit leader: Zawadi Yamungu.

Zawadi Yamungu: The African Dramaturg

Blending jazz, folk and indigenous instrumentation, Zawadi crafts a sound that reconnects audiences to heritage while confronting the politics of the present

Albert Mazibuko and the echoes of isicathamiya

As South Africa mourns Albert Mazibuko, his life reveals the deep intersections between music, memory, displacement, and the resilience of black cultural expression.

Audiences can expect a set that moves between Lordkez’s earlier, more experimental work and her newer, R&B-driven material.

Lordkez brings R&B-rooted sound to Cape Town International Jazz Festival debut

Blending R&B, soul and jazz, Lordkez arrives at CTIJF with a clearer sense of identity and a growing reputation as a compelling live performer.